“If it depends on us, there will be no indigenous demarcation”, says Flávio Bolsonaro in MT
The senator and pre-candidate for President, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), reaffirmed on Wednesday (22) that, if elected, he will not demarcate any indigenous land in Mato Grosso.
“If it depends on our government, none of these reserves will be demarcated because Mato Grosso’s vocation is production,” he told journalists during the opening of the Norte Show agricultural fair, held in Sinop.
Tarcísio does not follow Flávio on the agenda in SP and sees Marçal gaining space in the campaign
Businessman came in third place in the election for São Paulo mayor in 2024 when running for PRTB
Flávio returns to Bolsonaro’s playbook and approaches agriculture by opposing indigenous people
Senator rescues speech that helped elect his father in 2018
The stance is similar to that adopted by his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, whose one of the hallmarks of his government was opposition to the advancement of demarcations of indigenous territories and the attempt to advance the Marco Temporal agenda.
Later, in his conversation with the press, Flávio stated that what he classifies as an “ideological attempt by the current government” to disrupt Brazilian agribusiness is unacceptable. “There are requests from Funai for demarcations of indigenous reserves that could total 2.2 million hectares, affecting 22 municipalities in Mato Grosso”, he highlighted.
However, the senator pointed out again that it is necessary to “respect the autonomy of indigenous peoples” by allowing them to decide “how to explore the lands and what needs to be done” in the areas already demarcated.
The stance against land demarcation marks an opposition to the current government on the agribusiness agenda, a political group considered strategic in obtaining votes in states such as Mato Grosso, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul.
At an event on April 10, in Campo Grande (MS), Flávio said he was in favor of the time frame for the demarcation of future indigenous lands and defended that traditional communities could raise cattle and explore minerals in their territories.
“This legal uncertainty will end. It will end in the constitutional sphere, in the legal sphere. After 93, the correct thing would be: demarcated, it’s demarcated, and not demarcated, it’s over”, he said during the event.
